Thesaurus: frontier

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1. n. That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization.
2. n. An outwork.
3. a. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.
4. a. Of or relating to a frontier.
5. v. i. To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on.
6. n. a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
7. n. an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
8. n. an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
9. 1. That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization. 2. (Fort.) An outwork. [Obs.] Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets. Shak. 1. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town. 2. Of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience." W. Irving. To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
10. An outwork. [Obs.]Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets. Shak.
11. n:100 n. a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country n. an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary n. an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development